Nearest-color comparison

Verdigris vs Cadet Blue

Verdigris and Cadet Blue are different cyan colors with HEX values #43B3AE and #5F9EA0. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 37.7, their contrast ratio is 1.21:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Verdigris and Cadet Blue are visually related colors. Verdigris is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.21:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Verdigris#43B3AE

Cadet Blue#5F9EA0

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Verdigris and Cadet Blue across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance37.7

Pair contrast1.21:1

Luminance delta0.0707

Hue delta5 deg

Lighter colorVerdigris

More saturatedVerdigris

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

cyan color

Verdigris

Verdigris is #43B3AE, a cool cyan color with balanced character. Compared with Cadet Blue, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for historical references, pigment palettes, and cultural color systems, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#43B3AE RGB67, 179, 174 HSL177, 46, 48 CMYK63, 0, 3, 30 Luminance0.3649 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

cyan color

Cadet Blue

Cadet Blue is #5F9EA0, a cool cyan color with muted character. Compared with Verdigris, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#5F9EA0 RGB95, 158, 160 HSL182, 25, 50 CMYK41, 1, 0, 37 Luminance0.2942 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Verdigris or Cadet Blue

Choose VerdigrisVerdigris is better when the design needs balanced cyan character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #43B3AE.

Choose Cadet BlueCadet Blue is better when the design needs muted cyan character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #5F9EA0.

Use togetherUse these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs.

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyVerdigrisCadet Blue

HEX#43B3AE#5F9EA0

RGB67, 179, 17495, 158, 160

HSL177, 46, 48182, 25, 50

CMYK63, 0, 3, 3041, 1, 0, 37

FamilyCyanCyan

TemperatureCoolCool

ToneBalancedMuted

Luminance0.36490.2942

Black contrast8.3:16.88:1

White contrast2.53:13.05:1

Shared tonesNone

Accessibility and Contrast

Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.

Verdigrisblack text - 8.3:1

Cadet Blueblack text - 6.88:1

Related Palette Strip

A compact visual strip showing the two compared colors with nearby harmony and variant context.

Verdigris#43B3AE

Cadet Blue#5F9EA0

#80D0CC#80D0CC

#99C0C2#99C0C2

#B34248#B34248

#9F6260#9F6260

colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and links

differencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributes

accessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each color

useCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them together

relatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints

Structured sections

Colors

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    "name": "Verdigris",
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    "rgb": [
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      46,
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    ],
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      0,
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      30
    ],
    "family": "cyan",
    "temperature": "cool",
    "tone": [
      "balanced"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.3649,
    "contrast": {
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      "white": 2.53
    },
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      ],
      "AAA": [
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    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 8.3
    },
    "description": "Verdigris is #43B3AE, a cool cyan color with balanced character. Compared with Cadet Blue, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for historical references, pigment palettes, and cultural color systems, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/verdigris/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/verdigris.json"
  },
  {
    "slug": "cadet-blue",
    "name": "Cadet Blue",
    "hex": "#5F9EA0",
    "rgb": [
      95,
      158,
      160
    ],
    "hsl": [
      182,
      25,
      50
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      41,
      1,
      0,
      37
    ],
    "family": "cyan",
    "temperature": "cool",
    "tone": [
      "muted"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.2942,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 6.88,
      "white": 3.05
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "AAA": []
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 6.88
    },
    "description": "Cadet Blue is #5F9EA0, a cool cyan color with muted character. Compared with Verdigris, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/cadet-blue/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cadet-blue.json"
  }
]

Differences

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  "rgbDistance": 37.7,
  "contrastRatio": 1.21,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 5,
    "saturation": 21,
    "lightness": 2
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0707,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [],
  "lighterColor": "Verdigris",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Verdigris"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1.21,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Verdigris",
      "background": "#43B3AE",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 8.3
    },
    {
      "color": "Cadet Blue",
      "background": "#5F9EA0",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 6.88
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

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  "chooseSecondWhen": "Cadet Blue is better when the design needs muted cyan character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #5F9EA0.",
  "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
}

Related API

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  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/verdigris-vs-cadet-blue.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/verdigris.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cadet-blue.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

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